Strategische Immobilienberatung und Corporate Real Estate Management

At present the ECB manages about 185,000 m² of owned space and about 60,000 m² of rented space in the three office buildings listed above. In addition, there are other ECB buildings like externally hosted and operated computer rooms, disaster stand-by-site facilities and an official representation office in Brussels, etc. The ECB is seeking a contractor who will provide advice on any strategic corporate real estate management related topics, such as real estate strategies; real estate forecasting models, strategies for development-projects; change management strategies and organisational development projects. The services further comprise of any relating reporting, documentation and support of the decision-making processes and include any corresponding meetings and workshops in order to achieve the objectives. The above may include the relevant overall coordination. The successful tenderer shall provide upon request comprehensive strategic real estate management advice on executive management level to establish and execute corporate business strategies related to estate organisation, management, performance and winning concepts for their successful implementation, including change management. The scope is closely linked to the evolving top global real estate trends, such as geopolitical risks, security concerns and volatility, integration between human resources, space and ways of working, convergence, data intelligence and digital developments (AI), sustainability, co-working, forecasting models (demand vs. supply; options to meet demand, etc.) in close cooperation with forecast strategies but as well ownership related strategies for the acquisition of land and premises i.e. for lease or buy or build real estate development projects. The scope includes, besides the development of related strategies and concepts, preparation of the decision-making process and upon approval of the ECB their successful implementation and delivery in time, budget and quality. In case requested, the successful tenderer shall provide operational business related real estate asset management services, including recurrent property management related tasks and projects e.g. verification, analysis and settlement of costs, identifying and proposing cost optimisation scenarios, contract management, valuation services, forecast, local real estate market reports and projections on market developments, due diligence for current space and premises or under consideration for acquisitions/disposal, maintenance and development of information systems and tools, etc. Real Estate Brokerage services are excluded.